Spoilers Not Working in Sync

Lemmy doesn't do spoilers the same way that Reddit does. Sync appears to still be using the reddit style of spoilers, i.e. >!spoiler!<, however on the web-ui those are visible to users, and the spoilers that web users use in the editor which look like this:

::: spoiler description
spoiler goes here
:::

Aren't hidden in Sync. Consider this a PSA for users of Sync that may want to avoid spoilers or avoid spoiling others. Personally, I'd like to see >!spoiler!< supported more widely on Lemmy, but in the meantime this should probably be addressed in Sync.

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4 Comments

Southsamurai@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Yeah, lemmy using the ! for communities kinda screws it up across the board. Some apps can't seem to make it be recognized as a community tag, and it makes the spoiler markdown annoying as hell.

I really wish they'd picked a less important marker for communities. ¢ is like, never used for anything and kinda looks like the c/ thing in a way lol.

aaaa@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Believe it or not, ¢ isn't on most US keyboards

Spacemanspliff@midwest.social · 13 pts · 3y

I've personally never seen a keyboard with one and I've seen a lotta different keyboards.

CrayonRosary@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

I wish Lemmy used Discord style spoiler tags. I don't see why a spoiler needs a title and an expando. Just mask the text and reveal it when tapped. Discord uses ||spoiler here|| syntax. Much easier to remember and use than the reddit syntax and simpler than the Lemmy one.

Honestly, the reddit syntax is so ugly and stupid it offends me. 😆